This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " ..... These terrorist attacks are not the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel."Is this a METAPHOR or an ALLUSION? A) Metaphor. It's comparing one thing (the terrorist attacks) to another (a Tom Clancy novel.). B) Allusion. It's a reference to a particular thing (a Tom Clancey novel.) But there's no actual comparison ("These terrorist attacks are not like the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel."). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. It's a reference to a particular thing (a Tom Clancey novel.) But there's no actual comparison ("These terrorist attacks are not like the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel."). 2. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are all examples of what appeal? A) Figurative Language. B) Rhetoric. C) Connotative Language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetoric. 3. Which definition closely matches stereotype? A) An over-generalized statement about an entire group of people. B) An appeal made to win an argument through the emotions of their audience. C) An exaggerated statement. D) Words, terms, or phrases that have strong connotations that are meant to appeal to the audience by evoking emotional reactions that go beyond the meaning of the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An over-generalized statement about an entire group of people. 4. Repeating the same or similar letters at the start of each word A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 5. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses? A) Anaphora. B) Epistrophe. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistrophe. 6. Which rhetorical appeal primarily uses facts, statistics, and logical reasoning? A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Kairos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 7. The viewpoint or central idea of a piece of persuasive writing is called a(n) ..... A) Explanation. B) Claim. C) Evidence. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 8. The speaker or writer's attitude about a subject A) Irony. B) Mood. C) Metaphor. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 9. Which rhetorical device uses logic and reasoning as a form of persuasion? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) All three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 10. Choose the correct rhetorical device for the video. A) Argument. B) Intended audience. C) Sweeping generalization. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweeping generalization. 11. Which of the following does NOT compare two things A) Anecdote. B) Analogy. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 12. How do writers use figurative language? A) To create vivid imagery and convey deeper meanings. B) To provide factual information. C) To summarize the plot. D) To list characters in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create vivid imagery and convey deeper meanings. 13. My opponent's experience as a painter certainly makes her more qualified than I, a doctor, to comment on medical advice. A) METAPHOR. B) IRONY. C) HYPERBOLE. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IRONY. 14. A word that imitates the sound it represents. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Enumeratio. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 15. The NEW Subway wrap is the single greatest thing in the world! Get one today!This is an example of ..... A) Analogy. B) Analogy. C) Juxtaposition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 16. An appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 17. Which Question Is Rhetorical? A) "Would you like something to drink?". B) "May I use the Restroom?". C) "Do you want to teach the class today?". D) "Can I come over after school?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Do you want to teach the class today?". 18. Is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 19. An argument based on facts, evidence, or reasons A) Logos. B) Rhetoric. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 20. Stringing a sentence out with conjunctions A) Antithesis. B) Polysyndeton. C) Anacoluthon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polysyndeton. 21. Specific facts, statistics, and examples. A) Evidence. B) Prosperity. C) Counterargument. D) Treacherous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 22. Interpret the emotional impact of the quote 'That which does not kill us makes us stronger.' A) The emotional impact of the quote is one of empowerment and resilience. B) The emotional impact is one of despair and hopelessness. C) The quote suggests that suffering is pointless. D) It implies that weakness is a permanent state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emotional impact of the quote is one of empowerment and resilience. 23. What literary device involves repeating a word, phrase, line, or stanza multiple times to emphasize something? A) Repetition. B) Rebuttal. C) Ethos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 24. Reference to something (literature, current events, etc.) outside the work itself A) Charged words. B) Allusion. C) Antithesis. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 25. The smell of his cologne weighed heavily upon my skin and filled my mouth with a pungent taste. A) Synesthesia. B) Idiom. C) Allegory. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synesthesia. 26. What is the purpose of repetition and parallelism? A) To emphasize a point. B) To show the similarities between two things. C) To give an example. D) To create an image. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize a point. 27. Which literary device is shown in the lyric: "Seventeen and we got a dream to have a family, a house and everything in between. Suddenly, we turn Twenty-three, pressure for taking our life more seriously, We got our dead-end jobs and got bills to pay" (Blanco, Halsey, Khalid). A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Juxtaposition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 28. Which of the following is another example of ASYNDETON? A) I came, I saw, I left. B) I ate, I slept, I woke up. C) I ran, I jumped, I danced. D) I came, I saw, I conquered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I came, I saw, I conquered. 29. Identify the appeal in the following:A 32-oz. bottle of Tide holds enough to wash 32 loads. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 30. The following is an example of which rhetorical device?Bill is a cheerful pessimist. A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Paradox. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books